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The Last Man
The Last Man

by Mary Shelley

I VISITED Naples in the year 1818.

1826 430 ed.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington

I WAS born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia.

1900 430 ed.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style

by William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White

Follow this rule whatever the final consonant.

1920 273 ed.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens, Groth

MARLEY was dead: to begin with.

1843 3198 ed.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Doctor Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars ab...

1880 1988 ed.
The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child.

1955 163 ed.
Last Words
Last Words

by Stephen Crane

2019 42 ed.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

Among other public buildings in a certain town which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and...

1822 2209 ed.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur

by Thomas Malory

KING VORTIGERN the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messen...

1557 372 ed.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin

"It seems I am too much of an American," said Franklin sadly to an English friend.

1791 679 ed.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

Antonio. In sooth I know not why I am so sad.

1600 818 ed.
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass

by Walt Whitman

HEAVE the anchor short!

1855 755 ed.
Poems
Poems

by William Wordsworth

Of the Poems in this class, 'THE EVENING WALK' and 'DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES' were first published in 1793.

1807 372 ed.
De la démocratie en Amérique
De la démocratie en Amérique

by Alexis de Tocqueville, Gustave de Beaumont

AFTER the birth of a human being, his early years are obscurely spent in the toils or pleasures of childhood.

1835 421 ed.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour

1600 1505 ed.
As You Like It
As You Like It

by William Shakespeare

Orlando. As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou sa...

1734 467 ed.
Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis, Jérôme de Gonnelieu

"Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness," says the Lord.

1568 394 ed.